Paul McCartney to Play at Candlestick Park

San Francisco’s antiquated Candlestick Park is already famous as the site of a Beatles’ farewell concert, on Aug. 29, 1966. Now a Beatle is coming back to say farewell to Candlestick.

Sir Paul McCartney’s official website confirmed Thursday that he will headline “Farewell to Candlestick: The Final Concert” at the now abandoned stadium on Aug. 14. Tickets are scheduled to go on sale May 5.

The “cute” Beatle, now 71, was invited to send off the stadium, which is scheduled to be demolished and replaced by a multi-use development, by San Francisco Mayor Ed Lee last year. Recently, Mr. McCartney’s appearance seemed in doubt when word surfaced that his promoter had been in discussions about a concert to open Candlestick’s successor, the new Levi’s Stadium in nearby Santa Clara.

The August concert will be a stop on Mr. McCartney’s “Out There” tour, which began last year, according to his website, which describes the show as featuring “music from the most beloved catalog in popular music, as Paul performs songs spanning his entire career – as a solo artist, member of Wings and of course as a Beatle.”